AP Government & Politics with Honors Civics/Economics
AP Government & Politics with Honors Civics/Economics 2019-2020
Unit 6: The Legislative Branch (Congress)
ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS
• Rules and Policies: As we move to the semester, please be reminded of the following:
o Food – Food is not permitted during class. Drinks, with a lid, are acceptable.
o Technology – Cell phones should be stored during class. Avoid charging your phone during class.
o Assessments – Missed quizzes and tests, due to excused absences, must be made up within 3 days
o Tutoring – NHS tutoring continues to be available M, T, W, and Th
o Growth Mindset: Continue to set new goals and continue looking for ways to improve!!
• Registration: Please consider attending our “Curriculum and Registration Night” scheduled on Thursday, January 9 to learn more about course options for next year. Course registration for the 2020-2021 academic year will occur during February and March. As we move to a new hybrid schedule next year, it is worth being intentional about planning for courses.
• JHS Distinguished Speaker Series: Sponsored by the Social Studies Department, the series brings four dynamic speakers to our campus during the Spring Semester. Each event begins at 7:00pm. Bring family and friends with you. Students are required to attend ONE event each quarter – the first two events will be counted on third quarter; the last two events will be counted on fourth quarter. Those students unable to attend, for a legitimate reason, will be offered an alternative assignment. You may choose to attend the other events for extra credit. Our speakers for this year are as follows:
o January 16 – David Reese, Founder/CEO of the East Durham Children’s Initiative
o February 19 – Dr. Martin Smith, Duke University
o March 4 – Dr. Mary Jo Festle, Elon University
o April 8 -- Mary D. Williams (Gospel Singer, Historian, Lecturer)
Topic: "Songs of Protest and Promise"
UNIT OVERVIEW
• Overview: As we move into the spring, our focus will turn to the institutions of government and policymaking. As a result, each branch of government will have its own unit and we will begin with the Legislative Branch. The project this quarter will focus on current events – the impeachment (Congress) and the primaries (Presidency). If we miss school, due to weather, check the class website and email.
• Current Events Project: Impeachment & Primaries – Given our next two units, it is appropriate that our third quarter project focus on current events. Specifically, you will be following the impeachment and the primaries. More information regarding both parts of the project will be provided in class.
o Part I: Congress (Due Friday, January 31) – Students should print, read, annotate, and complete an article analysis sheet for 10 articles about Congress and/or the Presidency (10 total…not 10 for each). Each article should come from a different source and no more than 4 should focus solely on impeachment. You will also submit a two page reflection (typed, double-spaced) which addresses Congress, the Presidency, and media bias. You must reference at least four articles in your reflection.
o Part II: Presidency (Due Friday, March 6) – Students must watch and take notes on TWO of the primary debates listed below. Your notes should reflect the entire debate, including questions, responses, your opinion, and the interactions between the candidates. You should also complete a two page reflection (typed, double-spaced), which addresses both the debates AND which candidate you believe is most/least effective and why. You must reference specific issues/items from the debates that you watched.
|--January 14 (Iowa, CNN) |--February 19 (Nevada, MSNBC) |
|--February 7 (New Hampshire, ABC) |--February 25 (South Carolina, CBS) |
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• Unit Objectives: The following objectives will guide our unit on Congress
1. Discuss the evolution of Congress from the framers to the modern day.
2. Describe the constitutional provisions that define the Congress.
3. Analyze the ability of members of Congress to represent their constituents.
4. Describe how incumbency and redistricting help members of Congress to stay in office.
5. Assess the roles of leaders, parties, and committees in Congress.
6. Describe the characteristics of members of Congress.
7. Describe the characteristics, responsibilities, and powers of Congress.
8. Describe the factors that influence how members of Congress make decisions.
9. Evaluate the strategic interactions between Congress, the president, the courts, and the people.
10. Identify the four kinds of representation; explain why representation and lawmaking often conflict.
11. Compare the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate.
12. Provide examples of checks and balances with regards to Congress.
13. Delineate the role that the Framers expected Congress to play.
14. Describe the formal process by which a bill becomes a law.
15. Identify reasons why the public dislike Congress.
UNIT CALENDAR
Monday, January 6
Discussion: Multiple Choice Analysis/Essay Rubric,
Unit 6 Overview and Article I of the Constitution
Homework: 122 to the top of 127 (skip “American Politics in Comparative Politics,” 125-126) and
watch/take notes on The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2
Tuesday, January 7
Discussion: Roots of the US Congress
Activity: Characteristics and Powers of Congress
Supreme Court Case Analysis: Baker v. Carr
Homework: Read/take notes on the History of the US Congress (note: read only the “History” section of the website) and read No Other Congress Has Ever Looked Like This
Wednesday, January 8
Discussion: Video: The Congress
Homework: 127-132 and PRINT Home Style by Richard Fenno from the class website (Note: You do not need to do anything with it, just print it for class).
Thursday, January 9
Discussion: Review Video Questions, Court Case Analysis: Baker v. Carr
Annotate Home Style and Congress: The Electoral Connection
Complete Cartoon Analysis Questions
Homework: Finish anything not done in class
Friday, January 10
Discussion: Representing the American People: Part I – Demographics
--Articles: Home Style (Fenno) and Congress: The Electoral Connection (Mayhew)
--Political Cartoons
Homework: Read/annotate North Carolina’s Gerrymandering Puts Democracy on the Line
Monday, January 13
Discussion: Representing the American People, Part II: Gerrymandering
Video: Gerrymandering Explained)
Supreme Court Case Analysis: Shaw v. Reno
Homework: 132-139
Tuesday, January 14
Discussion: Congress Structure: Organization & Leadership
Video: Crash Course: Congressional Leadership and Committees
Homework: 139-142
Wednesday, January 15
Discussion: Powers of Congress, Part I: How a Bill Becomes A Law
Start Film: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Homework: Read and annotate the article Stalemate by Sarah Binder
Thursday, January 16
Discussion: Finish Film: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Homework: Read and take notes on the following articles: The Senate Filibuster, Explained (NY Times), and Hamilton Flays the Filibuster – and Slams the Senate (The New Yorker), and 2 Pros and 3 Cons of Ending the Filibuster (Conservative Review). Know the pros and cons of the filibuster!
Friday, January 17
Discussion: How A Bill Becomes A Law
Homework: Work through this LawCraft Simulation (click “no thanks” when asked to register an account). Write a one-page reflection on the simulation, which reflects the law-making process – summary, challenges, successes, questions, etc.
Monday, January 20
NO SCHOOL – MLK, Jr. Holiday
Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22
NO SCHOOL – TEACHER WORKDAYS
Thursday, January 23
Library: Project Time
Homework: 142-150
Friday, January 24
Discussion: Powers of Congress, Part II: Budget and Oversight
Homework: Study for AP Quiz
Monday, January 27
Discussion: AP Quiz: Congress
Writing the Argumentative Essay
Homework: Study for test
Tuesday, January 28
Discussion: Review for test
Homework: Study for test
Wednesday, January 29
TEST: THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
REVIEW GUIDE: Part I – Terms & Concepts:
Directions: Provide the significance for each of the following concepts.
Allocative Representation
Apportionment
Appropriations Bill
Article 1, Section 7
Article 1, Section 8
Article 1, Section 9
Attitudinal view
Baker v. Carr
Bicameral (legislature)
Bill
Casework
Census
Closed rule
Cloture
Coattail Loss
Committee of the Whole
Compensation and Fringe Benefits
Concurrent resolution
Conference Committees
Congress
Congressional Budget Act of 1974
Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Oversight
Congressional review
Constituents
Delegate
Descriptive Representation
Ex Post Facto
Expressed/Enumerated Powers
Elastic Clause/N & P Clause
Qualifications and Terms
Filibuster
Franking Privilege
Gerrymandering
Habeas Corpus
Hold
House Rules Committee
Ideology
Impeachment
Implied Powers
Incumbency Advantage
Joint Committees
Joint Resolution
Law
Legislative Agenda
Logrolling
Majority leader
Majority-minority District
Marginal district
Mark up
Midterm Loss
Minority leader
National Lawmaking
Norms
Open Rule
Organizational view
Override
Partisan Gerrymandering
Party polarization
Pigeonhole
Pocket Veto
Policy Entrepreneurship
Policy Representation
Pork Barrel Spending
President of the Senate/VP
President Pro Tempore
Pro-Incumbent Gerrymandering
Programmatic requests
Quorum
Racial Gerrymanding
Reappointment
Reconciliation
Redistricting
Representational view
Representatives
Resolutions
Restrictive rule
Riders
Roll-call vote
Rules Committees
Safe district
Select Committees
Senators
Seniority Rule
Sequential referral
Shaw v. Reno
Simple resolution
Speaker of the House
Standing Committees
Strategic Politicians
Symbolic Representation
Unicameral
Veto
Voice vote
Whip
17th Amendment
27th Amendment
Framers
REVIEW GUIDE: Part II –Short Answer Questions
Directions: In your own words and with developed analysis, answer the objective questions that appear earlier in the unit plan.
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